Video: Head(ache) of Household – Women in Japan and the COVID-19 Crisis

Head(ache) of Household
Sachiko Ishikawa explains how Japan's "head of household" system works, and we discuss how this puts women in Japan at a disadvantage.

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The Abe government’s first attempt at a COVID-19 stimulus package would have excluded many working women. Sachiko Ishikawa explains how Japan’s “head of household” system works, and we discuss how this puts women in Japan at a disadvantage. We also discuss how the initial response would have left Japan’s night workers out in the cold, and whether the Abe government’s revised plan is any better.

Head(ache) of Household: Women in Japan and the COVID-19 Crisis

The Abe government’s first attempt at a COVID-19 stimulus package would have excluded many working women. Sachiko Ishikawa explains how Japan’s “head of household” system works, and we discuss how this puts women in Japan at a disadvantage.

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UJ Content Discussed in this Video

Japan’s original stimulus bill

The new ¥100,000 stimulus

Japan’s Night Workers Left Adrift in COVID-19 Response

How parents in Asia have coped with school shutdowns

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Title Picture: いっこ / PIXTA(ピクスタ)

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